Purchased a nexus 7 and it arrived last Friday. Let's just say I had an absolutely awesome weekend gaming. What a brilliant little piece of tech they are. Oh and check out any of Kairosofts games. They are brilliant little management sims.

Funny story, I tried to convince my dad to buy a Nexus 7 for $257. He bought a Pioneer Dreambook instead. The Sales dude at Harvey Norman convinced him the price slash to $199 from $399 was a good deal.

I have watched like, 10 hours of Tales of the Lane this weekend.
They've just finished now and have Epic Sax Guy going.
Pretty cool tournament if just for this moment.
Oh also I guess Curse EU vs Eclipsia \game 3 was good too.
But mostly Epic Sax Guy.

Don't joke - I find myself agreeing with so much of what you say that I'm just about convinced that I'm a long-lost twin of yours (but disagree on enough, and channel just that extra little bit of grump, that I think I am the evil twin).

We should team up and solve mysteries then! That's what twins do best! Aw, man. You're the smart, insightful and well adjusted one. Haha! Got a discipline with the writing thing that makes me all kinds of jealous too. :P

No local only search option? Well, the obvious thing to do would be to move to a deserted island in the middle of the ocean somewhere where there would be no local games anyway making the lack of a local only search option a moot point. Duh. :P

Wait, weren't you the one of the ones worrying about the dangers of the down vote button?

Chill. It's his opinion. Maybe use it as an opening for discussion instead of just down voting and wishing you could downvote it multiple times. He didn't insult anyone, and he certainly didn't launch any personal attacks on anyone.

My printer is taking passive aggressive to new extremes about me using non genuine cartridges. reminding me everytime I print something or turn my computer on about it and how bad it is and that I'm a monster.

Hey HP, maybe I'd use the genuine ones if they weren't more than the printer is worth.

So I had a lecturer who used to work for... HP, I think it was. Maybe Canon. Anyway, he told all of us straight up that most domestic home printers sold, companies actually lose money on. The ink is where they make their money.

From an EB Games customer survey:
"18. How true do you find each of the following statements about your experience at this EB Games / GameStop location? 0 = Not at all true, 10 = Very true:"
"It set the standard for what a game-shopping experience should be" Um, I just go in and buy games, so the exchange of currency for goods was what I expected.
"Is a fun place to shop for a game" Er, sure. I like games. A game store is pretty cool I guess.
"Felt more like an experience than just a transaction" Now you're just being super-wanky, EB Games.

Sleep in them?
Man, i have to have all of my 'special cuddles' in them.
It's gotten to the point that i can't get off without a double-team from pre-owned copies of Fifa09 and Boom Blox rubbing against my gooch while i'm getting it on with mah laydeee

No really.
It's gotten so bad i've stopped saying "who's your daddy" and started saying "would you like a game guarantee"
Every time someone tells me about an upcoming game that i should "really preorder" i have to change my pants.

I honestly wish that had a text field for me to fill in so I could write something preposterously stupid.
"My heart was set a-flutter as I stepped in front of the store. Here I was at last, after a tumultuous expedition twenty minutes down Highway 7, full of nerves and the fear that I would not arrive safely. A wave of relief flooded through me, not unlike that warm feeling when you urinate in your pants as a child, unlike that of when you are an adult, without that crushing sense of shame and embarassment of needing adult diapers for your weak bladder control.
I stepped in, and it was like Nirvana, the place, not the band, since I imagine a shop solely for angsty teenage... angst would probably not be very accessible. I frolicked over to the shelf in delight, squealing with glee as I spot Just Dance 4 on the shelf; the smooth glossy cover, the beautiful rounded, clean white edges; I felt that I could lick it and absorb all the beauty and innocent joy in the world. Although, the some onlookers did not seem very pleased when I did lick the box, though I must admit, being dragged away by Security was also one of the highlights of my day.
EB Games Canada: 3 thumbs up"

"It was an amazing experience being inside EB games, floating, free, not a care in the world, like being in the loving womb of an expectant mother... then again the LSD I had taken moments earlier might have influenced my EB experience somewhat. Might I suggest incorporating LSD into your standard EB Games customer experience in future endeavors?"

'Sometimes I struggle to get through the day to day, knowing that life could be better in an EB store. I often cant complete work because I daydream about the next time I will be able visit once again, and have my purpose in life renewed'

I stepped into an EB Games for the first time in about a year the other week when I went to pick up my copy of Halo 4. It was surprisingly cool, what with all the gaming paraphernalia around the place, and the staff were pretty nice. It was a place I wanted to shop at. Now if only they could do something about the price of games I'd have a reason to step in there more than once a year.

Question 19. I am not at all bothered by survey questions that appear to be leading, because as we all know, surveys like this are not a PR exercise in futility, they hold real benefit for a business and its customers.

LOL im not sure ey, but the line for signatures was incredibly long, i felt bad for billy west, both sitting next to each other and out of like 200 people in the line in front of me, only about 20 wanted billy's sig, you could see the guy getting frustrated at john getting all the fan attention.

I think most people were more Adventure time Fans, Myself i think John is the best joker, and hilarious as Aquaman.
It was strange, the lineup for those 2 was massive compared to the lineups for anyone else, an hour and a half in line i waited.

My weekend did not turn out as planned.
But hey, I did eat a few great meals, get a bunch of Streetpasses (Dark Notes! \o/), buy a new awesome TV, watch Dredd and Snow White And The Huntsman, as well as get followed around by a Weeping Angel. Oh and I got some quilting done. So yeah, despite the bad things that happened and not being able to go to the CyberCity drunken Meat, on balance I think you could still call it a good weekend. :D

Aw, man. New TV is a thing of beauty. First game I played on my LG 55" after having a SDTV was Uncharted 2. The part where the stream was going through the city. Was so beautiful. Almost too beautiful. Spiffy new TV is a good incentive to replay your old games, makes every thing seem new. You were missed at the meat, Strange. :'(

We already had a HDTV. 46". So we're upgrading to a 55" 3D.
Our current TV has a delamination line going up the middle of it which gets in the way, especially when playing Dark Souls. It's been like it all year but every time we were about to go and buy a new one, something else broke (vacuum cleaner, washing machine) or other financial woes happened.
I still can't believe we're getting a new one delivered in the next few days. I'm going to play ALL the Dark Souls. :D

I'm also looking forward to seeing what Assassin's Creed III will be like in 3D, as well as the Ico/SotC collection. Should be fun!

Nope. Turns out he was pretty much fine after throwing up a couple times in one hour. But my parents' urgent-seeming text messages had apparently been just to keep us "updated" and not to make us come get the kids. So they kept the kids still, but ruined our fun. Yay? :P

To be honest, I'm not really sure how else I was supposed to interpret "Your son is being sick and wants to go home". :S

Except apparently not. We left SupaNova after only being there for an hour-ish to go get him and when we called to say we were on our way we were told "Oh no, we were just keeping you updated. You go and have fun". Between that and the news that their cat was in excruciating pain and had to be put to sleep, there was not really any more fun to be had that day.

Games Workshop just need to listen to the fans some more and re-assess their prices (especially here in OZ) and they will do great.
When you make expensive shit that people don't like.... that's when your brand dies.
I'm thinking maybe a change in upper management is required over at GW.

I get mine from PCGameSupply. They charge an activation fee for the cards but other than having a friend buy them for you in the states, it's the cheapest option I've found.

For a $50 PSN Card they charge $6.99
For a $20 PSN Card they charge $4.99
For a $10 PSN Card they charge $2.99

Of course it would be better without the activation fee but I usually tell myself that even with the activation fee the games are still much cheaper than the AU.

You get your code in about 30min at most and I haven't had any issues so far. Btw, if you decide to join up they will ask for your number and you will get a confirmation call. Kind of weird but it's only for the first time you sign up.

Companies have smartened up to that these days.
New printers usually come with "demo" cartridges which are like 20% full compared to a new cartridge.
Printer ink is expensive whether is in a new printer or a new cartridge.